A review by choward
Fragrant Harbor by John Lanchester

3.0

The first part of the book seemed completely unrelated to the book summary on back, but really it was just the more modern part first and it ties back in at the end. The plot twist at the end I thought wasn't all that well done - it came more as a huh? moment than a revelation. I would have liked it to be more personal, but since the book spans 7 decades it feels like everything gets glossed over and you become less invested in the characters as the book goes on. It did give a look at Hong Kong through time in summary that I thought was interesting.